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White House Pushes Congress To Override State AI Laws

By Courtney Bublé

The White House directed Congress to preempt "burdensome" state laws on artificial intelligence in a legislative framework released Friday.

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Chance The Rapper Beats Ex-Manager's Pay Claim

By Lauraann Wood

Illinois jurors sided with Chance the Rapper on Friday over his ex-manager's claim that the rapper improperly abandoned a handshake deal to pay the manager certain commissions during and for three years after their relationship, awarding the rapper $35 and recommending the return of a website he had long used to promote and market his music. 

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Chicago Transit Authority Says Feds Can't Hold $2B 'Hostage'

By Hailey Konnath

The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday asked an Illinois federal court to force the federal government to release more than $2 billion in funding for extending and updating city train lines, claiming the government is trying to "hold hostage" the grants supporting "crucial infrastructure projects" for the city.

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Schools Back Delay Of Hasty Trump Admissions Data Demand

By Julie Manganis

A Trump administration demand for years of college admissions data on race and sex, with just a few months' notice, has "created a perfect storm" for schools scrambling to comply, a coalition of academic organizations has told a Massachusetts federal judge in support of a bid to delay implementation of the new survey.

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States Want To Halt Nexstar-Tegna Integration For Challenge

By Matthew Perlman

State enforcers asked a California federal court Friday to stop Nexstar Media Group Inc. from integrating with rival broadcast company Tegna Inc., after the companies closed their $6.2 billion merger despite a pair of lawsuits challenging the deal.

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Analysis

Nexstar Won Over DC, But Faces Big Task In Local TV Markets

By Christopher Cole

Broadcast behemoth Nexstar had plenty to celebrate in Washington, D.C., on Thursday with twin regulatory approvals pivotal to its plan to take over rival Tegna, but even if the deal survives legal challenges, it will face scrutiny in local TV markets.

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POLICY & REGULATION

5th Circ. Wipes Out FTC's TurboTax 'Deceptive' Ad Ruling

By Lauren Berg

The Fifth Circuit on Friday vacated the Federal Trade Commission's cease-and-desist order imposed on Intuit Inc. for its TurboTax advertising that regulators say duped customers into thinking they could file their tax returns for free, saying the agency's in-house decision is unconstitutional, and the dispute must go to federal court.

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REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT

Roundup

Real Estate Recap: Rate Hold, Data Center Regs, Housing EOs

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including reactions to the latest interest rates news from the Fed, states tamping down on data center development and executive orders on the affordable housing front.

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LITIGATION

Albertsons Subpoenas Ex-Kroger CEO In Merger Fight

By Jarek Rutz

Albertsons Cos. Inc. has subpoenaed former Kroger Co. CEO Rodney McMullen in Delaware Chancery Court to sit for a two-day deposition next month, intensifying discovery in its Delaware lawsuit over the collapse of the companies' proposed $24.6 billion merger.

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Auto System Maker Can't Escape Trucking Cos.' Fraud Claims

By Mike Curley

An Illinois federal judge will not let a vehicle systems company escape a proposed class action from motor carriers over allegedly faulty frontal crash avoidance and mitigation systems, saying its contacts with its alleged co-conspirators are enough to give the court jurisdiction.

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Ill. Court Revives Defamation Claim In Union Campaign Suit

By Katherine Smith

An Illinois appeals court has partially revived a lawsuit alleging that a candidate for a secretary treasurer position at a Chicago Fire Fighters Union local made defamatory Facebook comments about his campaign opponent, ruling that several of the comments support the suit's defamation claim.

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Law Firm Trying To 'Overthrow' Ill. City's Counsel, Suit Says

By Celeste Bott

A Chicago suburb has sued the law firm Odelson Murphey Frazier & McGrath in Illinois state court, asking a Cook County judge to block its involvement in a federal lawsuit brought by a former city employee accusing the mayor of extortion and retaliation and in a dispute involving the Teamsters at the Illinois Labor Relations Board.

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SEVENTH CIRCUIT

7th Circ. Reverses $10K Punitive Award Over Arbitrator's Error

By Katryna Perera

The Seventh Circuit on Thursday vacated and remanded a $10,000 arbitration award against USAA Savings Bank for closing a customer's credit card account without proper explanation, saying the arbitrator failed to comply with the terms of the arbitration agreement by ignoring a requirement to conduct a post-award review before finalizing damages.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Emissions Permits May Not Override Pollution Exclusions

Two recent coverage rulings from the Illinois Supreme Court and the Third Circuit suggest a trend among appellate courts to deny coverage under pollution exclusions, even when the emissions happened pursuant to a government permit, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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PRACTICAL GUIDANCE

5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair

By Tracey Read

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that the global leader of its labor and employment practice was unanimously elected as the firm's next chair to take over for Jami McKeon, who will retire at the end of the year.

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Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'

By Craig Clough

A California judge on Monday sanctioned an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial alleging Meta Platforms and Google's social media platforms harm children's mental health, fining him $1,100 and keeping him off the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.

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NJ Judges Name US Atty In Apparent End To Leadership Fight

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal court on Monday appointed a career federal prosecutor to serve as U.S. attorney for the Garden State in what appears to end a lengthy standoff between district judges and the U.S. Department of Justice over leadership of the office.

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Immigration Judges To Challenge Their Firing At Fed. Circ.

By Britain Eakin

Attorneys for a pair of fired immigration judges said Monday they will ask the Federal Circuit to review a federal panel ruling that stripped them of civil service protections, warning of a dramatic expansion of presidential authority over the civil workforce.

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Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard

By Aaron Keller

Day Pitney LLP has apologized after former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a firm partner, billed 15.7 hours for reviewing a since-remanded case he heard years ago as a justice, but the firm said the "error" should not disqualify its other lawyers from advancing the litigation. 

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Reed Smith Pushes To Continue Atty Depo In NJ Bias Suit

By Jake Maher

Reed Smith LLP is urging a New Jersey state trial court to allow it to resume its deposition of a former attorney suing it for gender discrimination years after the last deposition date in the wake of an appeals court decision widely expanding the scope of discovery.

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Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A San Francisco federal judge has ordered three sanctioned attorneys, including Texas intellectual property lawyer William Ramey III, together with their client, to cover $107,389 in attorney fees stemming from three identical patent suits the lawyers launched and withdrew in 2024, also ordering Ramey to show cause why he should not face further sanctions.

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Roundup

Injury Law Roundup: Meta Atty Uses Jane Doe Plaintiff's Name

By Y. Peter Kang

A Meta attorney's gaffe and Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the closely watched social media addiction bellwether trial, and an announced $7.25 billion settlement by Bayer over Roundup weedkiller claims, lead Law360's Injury Law Roundup.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured high-stakes disputes involving major consumer brands, a reinstated video game executive, revived noncompete and compensation claims and fresh allegations of corporate misconduct in the healthcare sector.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ancel Glink

Ballard Spahr

Beasley Allen

Bingham McCutchen

Boies Schiller

Burns Noland

Carmagnola & Ritardi

Chartwell Law

Cheeley Law Group

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Cozen O'Connor

Day Pitney

Dechert LLP

Fried Frank

Hahn Loeser

Holland & Knight

Jenner & Block

Kiesel Law

King & Spalding

Lanier Law Firm

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Garrett S. Flynn

Lindow Stephens

Maschoff Brennan

McCullough PC

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Odelson Murphey

Panish Shea

Ramey LLP

Reed Smith

Richards Layton

Ross Aronstam

Sandberg Phoenix

Selendy Gay

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Social Media Victims Law Center

Swanson Martin

Sweeney Scharkey

Troutman

Wagstaff & Cartmell

Weil Gotshal

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3G Capital

ACA Connects - America's Communications Association

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Arbitration Association

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

American Council on Education

Apollo Global Management LLC

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of American Universities Inc.

B. Braun Melsungen AG

Bayer AG

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems

British Broadcasting Corp.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

CACI International Inc.

Cato Institute

Centerbridge Partners LP

Centerview Partners Holdings LP

Communications Workers of America

Compass Inc.

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Extell Development Co.

Freddie Mac

Google LLC

Griffith Foods Group Inc.

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Hirschbach Motor Lines Inc.

Instagram Inc.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Intuit Inc.

Krafton

LexisNexis Legal & Professional

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Microsoft Corp.

Monsanto Co.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

National Academy of Sciences

National Association of College and University Business Officers

Navistar International Corp.

Netflix Inc.

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Newsmax Media Inc.

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

Northwest Multiple Listing Service Inc.

Nuveen LLC

OpenAI OpCo LLC

PACCAR Inc.

Peachtree Group

Prologis Inc.

Property Markets Group Inc.

Public Citizen Inc.

RELX PLC

Realty Income Corp.

Red Roof Inns Inc.

Renesas Electronics Corp.

Snap Inc.

Stanford University

State Bar of Texas

Tegna Inc.

The Carlyle Group Inc.

The DIRECTV Group Inc.

The Hain Celestial Group Inc.

The Kroger Co.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Services Automobile Association

University of Virginia

Vornado Realty Trust

YouTube Inc.

Zillow Group Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Chicago Transit Authority

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Cook County Circuit Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Federal Transit Administration

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Court of Appeals

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois Supreme Court

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado